8 lesser-known effects of the shutdown

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 01: People look at a sign informing them that the Statue of Liberty is closed due to the government shutdown in Battery Park on October 1, 2013 in New York City. Federal museums and parks across the nation are closed starting today due to a government shutdown for the first time in nearly two decades. The Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all rose slightly higher in early trading Tuesday morning. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

8 lesser known effects of the shutdown

A shutdown has shown just how reliant Americans are on the federal government.While federal workers in Washington, D.C., have been hit the hardest, the shutdown has also affected Americans in ways big and small across the country.Here's a look at eight of the lesser-known effects of the shutdown.Craft beers can't be releasedGetty ImagesThe shutdown has closed the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, an obscure arm of the Treasury Department that approves new breweries, recipes and labels. This has …